STATE v. SANTOS

No. 09-KA-789.

40 So.3d 167 (2010)

STATE of Louisiana v. Jose C. SANTOS.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fifth Circuit.

April 13, 2010.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paul D. Connick, Jr., District Attorney, Terry M. Boudreaux, Thomas J. Butler, Michael D. Smith, Assistant District Attorneys, Parish of Jefferson, Gretna, LA, for Plaintiff/Appellee.

Bruce G. Whittaker, Attorney at Law, Louisiana Appellate Project, New Orleans, LA, for Defendant/Appellant.

Panel composed of Judges MARION F. EDWARDS, CLARENCE E. McMANUS, and JUDE G. GRAVOIS.


JUDE G. GRAVOIS, Judge.

Defendant, Jose C. Santos, has appealed his conviction for manslaughter in violation of LSA-R.S. 14:31. For the following reasons, we affirm.

FACTS

On January 5, 2007, defendant was residing in an apartment located at 4209 Asher Court, Apartment C, Kenner, Louisiana, with four other individuals. On that evening, three of the individuals, Teodoro Perrier Hernandez, Maria Cotrera and Jose Manuel Martinez-Valencia, were...

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